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134 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 21, 2011
6:29 pm
Hi... I am about ready to buy parts for the Keppinger Theremin. I am going to do this build: ...
135 Gergo Palatinszky
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Feb 21, 2011
6:42 pm
Hi, There should be only one inductor and a choke ... If you are in Europe or close http://www.tube-town.net/ttstore/ If You are in USA or close Google :...
136 mkepp@...
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 21, 2011
6:47 pm
Jack; The panel mount variable capacitor will be something you'll need to find used, since I don't think they are making them anymore. They do turn up fairly...
137 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 21, 2011
6:51 pm
Folks.... I just uploaded a data sheet for the Hammond 1608a output transformer. It is located here: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/kepptheremins/files/ ...
138 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 21, 2011
6:57 pm
... OK. Thanks for the heads up. I would have searched for days with out knowing. I'll look around on ebay. ... Got it. Thanks Mark. jack...
139 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 21, 2011
7:08 pm
Folks.... I just uploaded the Hammond 270EX transformer data sheet to the file area here: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/kepptheremins/files/ I found it...
140 mkepp@...
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 21, 2011
7:15 pm
Jack; While Digikey tends to 'go with the flow' as far as technology goes, Mouser continues to carry the same parts they did 30 years ago, which is a good...
141 Gergo Palatinszky
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Feb 21, 2011
8:31 pm
Hi, Yepp what is the proposed value (X-Y pf) of C11 panel mount variable capacitor? Anyhow: Trimmer and panel mount caps: http://www.surplussales.com/ (CAV)...
142 Mark Keppinger
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 22, 2011
4:20 am
Jack; Check with R-5 D-3. I brought Bob a huge box with at least a hundred NOS IF transformers (both 455 and 282 khz, along with a few other odd ducks) a few...
143 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 22, 2011
3:00 pm
... So true! ... I also miss them. ... I am looking forward to checking this out. I live in north Portland about a mile from the old shop on Denver. I loved...
144 Jack Honeycutt
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Feb 22, 2011
3:07 pm
... Thanks for the tip. I'll try them today. Noticed that a guy has some 16 gauge steel pre punched out chassis on ebay. $65 (for both) and they are already...
145 Gergo Palatinszky
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Feb 22, 2011
3:42 pm
Hi, I've bought both chassis and coils set from him (via ebay) and its arrived to Hungary without any problem. Br, Pala...
146 Mark Keppinger
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 22, 2011
4:14 pm
Jack; Someone else bought one of the chassis sets and was happy with them, although I think they had to drill out a couple of the mounting holes, which would...
147 Kendrick Sellen
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Feb 22, 2011
6:03 pm
To Jack, A Theremin of my own, based on Bob's Moog's design with minture tubes. see www.deerloverssite.org You will have to go to (craig's page) to see it. The...
148 Kendrick Sellen
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Feb 22, 2011
6:24 pm
Hi Jack, my version of the Theremin. See attachment! based oBob's Moog's old design with minture tubes. Still need the coils and the I.F.'s. Craig Sellen To:...
149 Jean Lucas
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Feb 22, 2011
9:21 pm
Hi, I have wanted to built a Keppinger-style Theremin for a long time, and since a good discussion has begun about that, I'm taking the opportunity to ask the ...
150 mkepp@...
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 22, 2011
9:30 pm
Jean; Anywhere in the 5pf to 15pf range will put you close to where you wnat to be. I've learned that if you take one like Ebay # 220704520642 and pull out but...
151 Gergo Palatinszky
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Feb 22, 2011
9:32 pm
Hi, Jepp I like those kind of beauties ... recently I've bught a russian military precision high voltage (dur-alu. monoblock) 2x400pF for 11$ some pics are...
152 mkepp@...
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 22, 2011
10:10 pm
Gergo; I love Russian components! That capacitor would be difficult to fit in the Theremin cabinet, and the value would be way too high. I recently bought some...
153 Chad W
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Feb 23, 2011
6:08 pm
... Craig.... Nice! I am looking at it now. Thank you. jack...
154 Jeffrey Sparks
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Feb 24, 2011
2:38 am
In an email I received from Mark (AKA "The Man") today, I thought he made an interesting proposal... "To be honest, I wasn't sure if anyone would ever finish...
155 Mark Keppinger
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 24, 2011
3:52 am
Jeff; I think I'd be most interested in "Date of completion" as well as "How much time did it take you?". We could then prove that us Theremin builders really ...
156 Jeffrey Sparks
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Feb 24, 2011
4:25 am
"I think I'd be most interested in "Date of completion" as well as "How much time did it take you?". We could then prove that us Theremin builders really don't...
157 Mark Keppinger
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 24, 2011
4:33 am
Jeff; I think a "comments box" for each completed Theremin would be interesting! Actually, it's too late for my memory. I don't remember what I ate for dinner,...
158 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 24, 2011
12:39 pm
... Hi Jeff.... I moderate a yahhoo users group, and have used the database feature in the past. It is quite meager. It will create a list of folks, and they...
159 Jeff Sparks
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Feb 24, 2011
2:21 pm
Thanks Jack.  I don't think it would be so difficult to create and maintain an Excel spreadsheet of Keppinger TT owners.  The difficult part would be finding...
160 mkepp@...
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 24, 2011
7:56 pm
Jeff; Yes, there were eight original units. I still have the eight. Steven Hasten got one, and the other six are "out there somewhere". The Jon Spencer Blues...
161 Jack Honeycutt
arrowcw29 Send Email
Feb 24, 2011
8:47 pm
... Jeff.... I took another look at the yahoo database. It is as meager as I recall. However, I did build a very simple Keppinger Theremin Registry. Then,...
162 Philip
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Feb 28, 2011
9:29 pm
Mark, you said mine was likely No. 10, or 2nd of the home built units using your chassis freebies. Philip...
163 mkepp@...
thereminmaker Send Email
Feb 28, 2011
9:47 pm
Philip; Out of the home built units, I'm sure yours was the second, with the one Rick Weldon built being the first. On a sad note, I recently found out that...
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